Asymptomatic temporary atrioventricular dissociation complicating meningococcal meningitis.
We present a case of a young man with meningococcal meningitis and various asymptomatic temporary ECG abnormalities, including sinus bradycardia, atrioventricular dissociation and non specific ST-T changes.
Shapira
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Division of Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. shapiram@hadassah.org.il
Hirshberg
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Ben-Yehuda
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D000293:Adolescent; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017574:Parasystole / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography